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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last month (2026-07)

Paper	Accesses
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	149
IS AFRICA TOO LATE FOR ‘LATE DEVELOPMENT’? GERSCHENKRON SOUTH OF THE SAHARA Gareth Austin	82
THE GUN-SLAVE HYPOTHESIS AND THE 18TH CENTURY BRITISH SLAVE TRADE Warren C. Whatley	60
From coercion to comppensation: Institutional responses to labour scarcity in teh Central African copperbelt Dacil Juif, Ewout Frankema	55
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	55
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	52
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	46
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	27
The Fiscal State in Africa: Evidence from a century of growth Thilo N. Albers, Morten Jerven, Marvin Suesse	23
Writing History Backwards or Sideways: Towards a Consensus on African Population, 1850-present Ewout Frankema, Morten Jerven	22

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Top papers by Downloads last month (2026-07)

Paper	Downloads
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	1
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	1
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	1
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	1
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	1

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last 3 months (2026-05 to 2026-07)

Paper	Accesses
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	180
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	126
IS AFRICA TOO LATE FOR ‘LATE DEVELOPMENT’? GERSCHENKRON SOUTH OF THE SAHARA Gareth Austin	104
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	98
THE GUN-SLAVE HYPOTHESIS AND THE 18TH CENTURY BRITISH SLAVE TRADE Warren C. Whatley	92
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	71
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	70
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	69
From coercion to comppensation: Institutional responses to labour scarcity in teh Central African copperbelt Dacil Juif, Ewout Frankema	68
Capitalism in pre-colonial Africa Morten Jerven	61

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Top papers by Downloads last 3 months (2026-05 to 2026-07)

Paper	Downloads
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	4
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	3
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	3
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	3
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	3
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	2
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	2
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	1
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	1
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	1
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	1
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	1

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Accesses
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	791
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	785
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	758
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	729
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	690
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	659
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	653
Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: A review Morten Jerven	631
The economics of slavery in 18th century Cape Colony: Revising the Nieboer-Domar hypothesis Erik Green	611
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	607

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Top papers by Downloads all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Downloads
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	60
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	57
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	53
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	46
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	45
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	43
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	42
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	39
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	28
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	27

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